Description
The controversies raised by the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the situation in Iraq, and the management of the Arab Spring' uprisings have demonstrated anew that achieving peace is not merely a matter of ending wars. Indeed, the consequences of conflicts often extend far beyond the termination of local hostilities, impeding the reconstruction of war-torn societies, and making the resumption of violence more likely than not. Moreover, in today's interdependent world, such consequences may jeopardize not only the stability of directly concerned states, but may also undermine regional, even global, peace. As a result, the call to build genuine, just, and sustainable peace conditionsexemplified by the establishment in 2006 of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, Fund, and Support Officehas never been more urgent, and underscores the pressing need for a comprehensive analysis and understanding of the critical concept of peacebuilding'.
This new four-volume Routledge Major W
